reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt 
reinstated; reinstating
1
: to place again (as in possession or in a former position)
2
: to restore to a previous effective state
Examples of reinstate in a Sentence
After his name was cleared, he was reinstated as committee chairperson.
The school board voted to reinstate the school's uniform policy.
the year the death penalty was reinstated
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The officer in that case was fired and faced felony murder charges, but was eventually reinstated by the city's Civil Service Board.
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Drewenski said several employees laid off last fall to cut costs had also been reinstated, and addressed the fact that Harvey’s application for financially distressed city status was refused by the state.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The actor Mel Gibson got his gun rights reinstated.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Drewenski said several employees laid off last fall to cut costs had also been reinstated, and addressed the fact that Harvey’s application for financially distressed city status was refused by the state.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The actor Mel Gibson got his gun rights reinstated.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
The brief, failed ouster of Altman in 2023 almost collapsed the ChatGPT maker, with investors pressing the board to bring back Altman and employees pledging to quit en masse if the CEO wasn’t reinstated.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Reinstate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reinstate. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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reinstate
verb
re·in·state
ˌrē-ən-ˈstāt
reinstated; reinstating
: to place again in a former position or condition
reinstate an official
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